Laval—Les Îles Explained

Province:Quebec
Coordinates:45.544°N -73.837°W
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:24040
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Fayçal El-Khoury
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Liberal Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:108003
Demo-Electors:83233
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:47
Demo-Cd:Laval
Demo-Csd:Laval

Laval—Les Îles is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.

Its population in 2001 was 100,137.

Of the population, 15.9% are Christian Orthodox,[3] and 14.0% are of Greek ethnic origin,[4] both the highest such percentages in Canada.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Îles-Laval, Laval-Ouest, Laval-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Dorothée, the western part of the neighbourhood of Fabreville and the western part of Chomedey in the City of Laval. The neighbouring ridings are Vimy, Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Pierrefonds—Dollard, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census

History

The electoral district was created in 2003 from parts of Laval West riding.

This riding lost territory to Vimy and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 21,069 47.20
 9,208 20.63
 7,333 16.43
 5,755 12.89
 794 1.78
 Others 483 1.08

See also

References

Notes

Notes and References

  1. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2016fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Religion (13) and Age Groups (8) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-11-20.
  4. Web site: 2Profile of Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census . 2.statcan.gc.ca . 2012-12-02.
  5. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?rid=1011 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections